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According to the Buddhist classics，Maitreya was born into a noble family in the Brahman caste in ancient India.He was the...

Puxian is one of the numerous Bodhisattvas of Indian Buddhism. According to Beihua Scripture，Puxian was the eighth son of Amitabha，the...

Buddhism made its entry into China very slowly and it entered the south of China by sea and the north...

Buddhism was founded in India around the 16th century B.C.It is said that the founder was Sakyamuni. Sakya was the...

Daoism values human life and stresses the saying"My life depends on my own effort；it is not dictated by Heaven.”Daoist medicine...

Wuwei literally means“action through non-action"or“harmony with the flow of things.”As has been said，the dao is like the yin or humble.Daoism...

It is said that Lao Zi lived about the same time as Confucius.His proper name was Li Er；and he is...

Daoist doctrine was rooted on age-old witchcraft，recipes for immortality and the concepts of Huang Di（the Yellow Emperor）and Lao Zi.It greatly...

How did Daoism take shape？ Daoism is a religion native to China.It took shape during the reign of Emperor Shun...

Neo-Confucianism is a term for a form of Confucianism that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty（960-1279）.Zhong Dunyi，ChengYi and other...

Confucius is the most famous sage of China.More than any other single man，he，through his followers，produced the principle basis of the...

According to Chinese tradition，Confucius（551 B.C.-479 B.C.）was a thinker，political figure，and educator.Records of the Historian by Sima Qian collected tales about him.Based...

An ancient tower or pavilion is mainly built with wood.In some examples of their construction，not a single nail is used.Sets...

“Nine”is the largest single digit number.In ancient China，this number had a special significance，symbolizing the supreme sovereignty of the emperor.For this...

An ancient Chinese garden is an artistic recreation of nature.It looks like a landscape painting in three dimensions due to...

A village is likely to be constructed in harmony with natural surroundings. Local villagers always highly appreciate trees，hills or streams...

Chinese Buddhist architecture consists of temple，pagoda and grotto.It started during the Han Dynasty as Buddhism entered China.In ancient times，many Chinese...

Paint is much used on buildings.Initially paint was used on wood to prevent damage from moisture，but gradually paint became an...

Visitors who come to China for the first time may be struck by some traditional Chinese buildings with their curved...